Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No test on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded steady with good demand. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls due to the low number of cattle last week but demand was stronger today.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.07/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$152.07

49 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$27.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.89

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	155.45	833	43
Medium and Large 2-3	585	127.83	748	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.62/cwt here — about $85 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale49 hd

152.07

—

KY average24 barns · 1,821 hd

156.96

−4.89

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,634	115.64	1,889	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	84.50	1,215	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	76.27	912	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	980	62.23	610	9thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	840	$680	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	844	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$1,110	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$672	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	845	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	70.49/cwt	68.00–74.00	689	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	60.81/cwt	58.00–64.00	725	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	80.67/cwt	73.50–84.00	950	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	53.92/cwt	49.00–60.50	519	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,180	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,362	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,072	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	126.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,272	4
Bulls	—	—	1,504	114.17/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,717	4
Bulls	—	—	1,555	97.86/cwt	92.50–101.00	1,522	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	672.01/head	600.00–730.00	672	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	151.16/cwt	139.00–155.50	924	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	968	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	148.49/cwt	140.00–157.50	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	142.65/cwt	142.00–144.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	125.99/cwt	124.00–136.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	170.75/cwt	160.00–178.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	173.39/cwt	162.00–175.00	789	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	492	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Aug 9, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 75Year ago 58

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 14Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	79.00	79.00
3	—	978	68.00–74.00	70.49
5	—	963	49.00–60.50	53.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	58.00–64.00	60.81
3	—	1,178	73.50–84.00	80.67
1	—	1,255	94.00	94.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,410	76.00	76.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,803	125.00–129.00	126.01
4	—	1,504	110.00–118.00	114.17
2	—	1,555	92.50–101.00	97.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,110.00	1,110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	844	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	600.00–730.00	672.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	680.00	680.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	172.50	172.50
8	—	611	139.00–155.50	151.16
6	—	368	170.00	170.00
6	—	739	131.00	131.00
7	—	580	136.00	136.00
1	—	925	115.00	115.00
8	—	455	162.00–175.00	173.39
4	—	524	170.00	170.00
1	—	285	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	132.00	132.00
1	—	725	116.00	116.00
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	142.00	142.00
1	—	890	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	134.00	134.00
4	—	769	124.00	124.00
1	—	345	172.50	172.50
1	—	1,015	116.00	116.00
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
3	—	478	135.00	135.00
3	—	538	142.00–144.00	142.65
2	—	368	175.00	175.00
2	—	583	139.00	139.00
6	—	637	124.00–136.00	125.99
5	—	435	160.00–178.00	170.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
3	—	285	140.00–157.50	148.49
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
1	—	790	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	160.00	160.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

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